"What did your mother say?" Princess Royal suddenly sat up and grabbed Mo Xuetong's hand. Her knuckles went white, which showed how much force she had exerted.
Mo Xuetong couldn't continue and only wept with her face in her hands. "My mother, my mother, she said..."
Princess Royal was anxious and tried hard to pull up Mo Xuetong. She tried so hard that she sweated and uncontrollably started to cough again. Mo Xuetong immediately got up and poured the princess a cup of hot tea and wiped the sweat on her forehead.
At last, the princess stopped coughing and then grabbed Mo Xuetong's hand to ask eagerly, "Tong'er, what does the letter your mother left say?"
Mo Xuetong had never seen Princess Royal fluster so much. Even when talking about life and death, the princess just appeared clam. Now, she looked so anxious, with a look of worry on her white face and blue vines slightly bulging on her forehead. She actually looked a little fri
Consort Yu was not angry after being rejected by Mo Xuetong. She looked at Mo Xuetong gently and smiled warmly, saying, "Anyway, it was my brother's fault. I apologize to the Mo Manor on behalf of my younger brother." Then, she took a ruby hairpin from her hair and handed it to Mo Xuetong. She said, "I don't have anything to express how sorry I am. I shall give this to Your Highness. Your Highness, please take this and let the Mo Manor forgive my useless younger brother." The hairpin was very beautiful and the rubies on it glittered brightly. One could tell from a single look that it was not an ordinary item. The style was new, as was the craftsmanship. It was indeed a precious item. If it had been any other time, Mo Xuetong would not take anything from Consort Yu. But this hairpin was really quite familiar. Mo Xuetong smiled and accepted it graciously. "Many thanks, Your Highness. I thank you. This was just a misunderstanding and the Mo Man
"Rui'er, what are you saying?" Ling Fengyan pulled her back and said to Mo Xuetong apologetically, "Rui'er is mistaken. Please forgive her, Princess." There were so many people and Ling Rui'er looked so angry and wronged. If Mo Xuetong did not find out what was wrong, she would have been wronged. There were many who looked at Mo Xuetong curiously and their attention was on the ruby hairpin in her hair. "It is really Second Miss Ling's hairpin. She said that she lost it earlier, so it..." "I heard that the Princess Royal gave her many pieces of jewelry. Why did she take what belongs to others?" "No one can have enough beautiful accessories. This is the newest style that has to be specially ordered. You can't buy it even if you have money. It was long gone when I went to the shop."... Everyone chattered on. Suddenly, a dismissive voice sounded, "She's a mighty princess and has seen all kinds of precious jewelry. Why
There were so many young ladies and masters present. Not only was the crown prince of Yan Kingdom present, so was the First Prince of Yan Kingdom, the Mind Duke's son, and the son of the Military Minister... All of these people were not to be trifled with. Even the noble prince of Yan Kingdom was involved in the disappearance of a mere hairpin. The Ding General Manor would gain many enemies because of this. Ling Fengyan would not do something so stupid, and she would not dare to either. However, she was already forced into a corner. If she did not check, then Ling Rui'er trying to force Mo Xuetong into a corner would look suspicious. Were they just targeting Princess Anping? "It is just a mere hairpin. Forget it!" Ling Fengyan said with a smile. Her eyes darkened. "Second Miss Ling is wrong. All the young ladies here are either wealthy or noble. None of them can take this blow to their reputation. Since Second Miss Ling's hairpin has really
It has been said that when two nations are at war, there would be no good wine nor good banquets. Yet, when had this applied to fights between women? Mo Xuetong was speechless. When she had been summoned by the Fifth Princess, the princess was already seated inside. She was dressed in luxurious clothing that was vibrantly colored and was embroidered with gold threads. It made the princess look like a fairy in legends. She appeared before Mo Xuetong and Mo Xuetong was in awe of the royal family's nobleness and elegance. The price of the princess' outfit was completely beyond estimation. It befitted the Fifth Princess' status as the Emperor's legitimate daughter. "Anping greets the Fifth Princess." Mo Xuetong curtsied. She was also a princess now and did not have to address herself as a subordinate's daughter. Even though she was not as noble as the Fifth Princess, she did not have to appear too humble. The Fifth Princess' sharp
The banquet began and everyone presented their gifts. Emperor Zongwen and the Empress appeared for just a moment before leaving the banquet to the young people. Men and women were sat separately in two rows that spread out from the center table. Mo Xuetong sat on the left of the Fifth Princess. She was now the Princess Anping of the royal family and was thus more noble than the other young ladies. Ling Fengyan, You Yue'e, Luo Mingzhu, and Chen Ya'er followed. The male guests were sat on the other side of the Fifth Princess. Bai Yihao sat directly next to her followed by Bai Yichen, Ling Mingfeng, You Yuecheng, Luo Wenyou, and Chen Yanyu. Even Sima Lingyun, who had not appeared for a long time was here as well. Mo Xuetong's gaze landed on Sima Lingyun, who was seated at the very end of the row that held the male guests. His dressing was still high-class. However, he looked wretched, both in terms of his disposition and his appearance. He was no longer the
After the banquet ended, everyone left the palace. Mo Xuetong and Luo Mingzhu walked right at the back. They were seated far away earlier and did not have the chance to speak. They only met each other now and were speaking with each other softly. Luo Mingzhu glanced at Bai Yihao and Bai Yichen who were not far away ahead in front of them. She pulled Mo Xuetong's hand in concern and pointed at the two men. She said softly, "Cousin Tong, you must not go on the riding trip with them. The First Prince of Yan came to marry a noble woman from the Qin Kingdom. You are in a perilous seat and be careful lest you be plotted against." Even the usually careless Luo Mingzhu could see it. How obvious were the Bai brothers! "Second Cousin, do you think that the royal brothers will plot against me?" Mo Xuetong held Luo Mingzhu's hand with a vague smile. She remembered that her cousin was one of the girls who liked Bai Yihao. She did not expect Luo Mingzhu t
You Yuecheng escorted the carriage of You Yue'e back to Mingguo Manor. You Yuecheng left the carriage hastily, throwing the bridle to his accompanying servant. Before You Yue'e alighted from the carriage, he hurried off inside the manor. "What happened to big brother?" Coming out of the carriage, You Yue'e asked the incoming butler as her servant helped her out of the carriage. The butler smiled and shook his head. "His Excellency seemed to be mad. What happened in the palace?" "Perhaps that girl is annoying." You Yue'e explained unhappily as she remembered the grumpy face of his brother ever since he chatted with Mo Xuetong a while ago on his horse. She did not like Mo Xuetong at all as she had an inexplicable discomfort about her demeanor, in particular about the beautiful little face that seemed cold and innocent at the same time. Furthermore, her pure look and seductive eyes made her a slutty little devil. "Fi
Mo Xuetong did not know that someone was planning her marriage. Then, she was accompanying Xu Yan to look at the dowry for Mo Xuemin's marriage. After all, she was the eldest daughter of Mo Manor, and she was going to be married into Duke Zhenguo's manor. Hence, the dowry must be well-prepared and 36 full sets were prepared, with none deducted by Xu Yan. However, none of the items bore historical significance to the manor, as all of them are normal products bought in the marketplace. The dowry was slightly better than a normal daughter, but not much better. This made Mo Xuetong remember her own dowry in her previous life. She had 108 full sets of dowry but only a few of them bore true significance, not even a fraction of the dowry. It was because of the lack of dowry that she was looked down upon by the duchess of Duke's Manor. She could not be compared to Mo Xuemin having extravagant dowry. The memory of the devious plan by Auntie Fang to harm her mother
It was midnight when Feng Yuran came back from the palace that night. Under the light, Mo Xuetong's beautiful face looked pink, which he had been praying for for a long time. Although he was tired and dizzy, he felt relieved.Fortunately, Bai Yihao did not make a desperate bet. That day, he looked calm on the surface, but in fact, he was already sweating on his back.If Bai Yihao had threatened him with Tong'er's life...If, Bai Yihao was determined not to give up...If Bai Yihao wanted to get Tong'er even if he would destroy her...He would really don't know what to do!Fortunately, there were not so many "ifs". Fortunately, Bai Yihao let go in the end. Even though he had already known Bai Yihao's character, he was still very nervous and flustered at that time in that place. Caring too much disturbed the mind. In this life, Tong'er was his weakness, but it was the weakness that he was willing to have.
Looking at the confident Bai Yihao who had a smile in his eyes, Feng Yuran suddenly put on an enchanting smile. He squinted at him and asked, "Tong'er is smart. If she knew that it was your mother who poisoned her mother back then and the poison in Auntie Fang's hands was left by your mother, what would you do?"This was a fatal blow, and Bai Yihao hid it in his heart. He thought that no one would mention it!The smile froze on Bai Yihao's handsome face. For a moment, there was a hint of blood in the corner of his warm eye. He put away the smile on his lip corners and looked at Feng Yuran viciously. "You're really funny. How could that poison have something to do with my mother?"That was the topic he didn't dare to mention. He even felt guilty and his heart was even twisted."It's a strange poison, so it must have come from a strange place. There was no way for an ordinary concubine to get it. Even though Auntie Fang died in the r
Since Yan Kingdom had taken in some remainders of Ding General Manor, the country would definitely become the Qin Kingdom's enemy. Bai Yihao was the commander-in-chief of Yan Kingdom. On the surface, the only person in the Qin Kingdom who could suppress the troops of Ding General Manor was King Xuan, Feng Yuran. In the past, Fu General and King of Xian were on different sides of Ding General Manor. They seemed to be friendly on the surface, but in private, they held each other back.The war drew near. Feng Yuran bid farewell to Mo Xuetong and led the army to the border. It was winter, so it was a little cold. Mo Xuetong stood on a small mountain town outside the city gate and could not help crying with a handkerchief in her hand when she saw the purple general's robe disappear from her sight.Mo Xuetong felt sad and could not hold back her tears when she thought that he had to go to the battle field and could not sleep well. The war was urgent and he had to
Yan Empress heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing Lan Yanwen looking calm, she said politely, "That's right, that's right. I can't stay here any longer. I'll leave this to you." She was still the dignified Empress of the Yan Kingdom."Goodbye, Your Majesty!" Lan Yanwen lowered his head and bowed respectfully, which was no different from his usual attitude. Yan Empress waved her hand with satisfaction, took her people to get on the carriage at the back door and returned to the deep palace.Yan Empress left, surrounded by a large group of people. Lan Yanwen slowly raised his head, and his beautiful eyes were inexplicably deep in the flickering light. He stared at the back of Yan Empress and walked to Princess Royal's body that was lying on the ground, speechless for a moment.The night was very quiet, as if the sound of people's breathing could be heard!After a long time, Lan Yanwen ordered, "Somebody, take Princess Royal Mingzhu out! Alo
It was Yan Empress's voice!In the dark, Mo Xuetong didn't dare to move. She bit her lips and even held her breath, hiding in the rockery. Although it was secluded, Yan Empress came with so many people, and she might find her. If Mo Xuetong fell into her hands, it would be terrible!"Sister Yunruo?" Princess Royal helped Nanny Qin to stand firm under the light. Looking at Yan Empress, who was protected by a group of secret guards and eunuchs, she slowly restored calmness.There was no guard around her, and the only person beside her was Nanny Qin, who knew nothing about martial arts. She was sort of alone now.Mo Xuetong also saw Lan Yanwen hiding in the dark beside Yan Empress. "He came as well?"This small courtyard of the Lan family gathered all kinds of powerful personage unexpectedly. It was quite lively."Sister Mingzhu, it's not easy for you to remember me. Why don't you come to my palace to have a
Seeing that there was something wrong with his expression, the Yan Empress knew that Bai Yihao was still worried. She gave a sweet smile and wrapped her soft arms around Bai Yichen's neck. Her breath was fragrant and she smiled seductively in his ear, "Don't worry. He still thinks that I really want to send some people to the East Palace and have been focusing on investigating the women in the Beauty Gathering Palace. When we succeed in the harem, it will be too late for him to do anything.""The old man won't suspect us, will he?" Bai Yichen paused for a moment and was still a little worried."Don't worry. Even if he senses something is wrong, he can't tell his son. Most of the imperial physicians in the palace are our people. When the right time comes, whichever palace he will die in, it has nothing to do with us!" The Yan Empress smiled as her eyes raked over Bai Yichen's handsome face, and she looked even more charming.However, as the two
With a thud, the memorials to the throne on the table were slammed to the ground, and Emperor Zongwen's face had darkened."Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." Regardless of the memorials to the throne that were scattered all over the ground, Liu Xi hurriedly turned around to support Emperor Zongwen, who was about to fall down with one hand covering his chest. His usually calm face was filled with anxiety and panic."B*tch, that b*tch, how dare she... deceive me!" Emperor Zongwen's face was purple. He reached out to cover his chest and said a few words with difficulty. As he opened her mouth, he spat a mouthful of blood. Liu Xi only had time to cover his mouth with a handkerchief before he immediately became dispirited and was helped to sit on the throne."Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. Even if you don't look out for yourself, you still have to consider His Highness," Liu Xi persuaded anxiously as he served E
In the dark night, the wind rushed backward and poured into Mo Xuetong's mouth and nose. Her eyes were blurred. Subconsciously, she stretched her arms behind her, held the comer's waist tightly and buried her head deeply in his arms. Then she let out a breath slowly, her nose full of the scent of a familiar man. As she breathed, his scent heavily enveloped her, which made her feel inexplicably relieved and softened.The man gave a little chuckle in her ear, and his warm breath fell on her earlobe, making her itch like a feather. "Tong'er, don't be afraid. It's me!"In the satisfied sigh, she felt that his grip on her body was getting tighter.His voice was mellow and leisurely, like the alcohol that had been brewed for many years and was filled with an intoxicating aura.There was less noise following him. He landed lightly on a horse in front of him. Then Mo Xuetong was turned around and landed steadily in his embrace.
Mo Xuetong did not use the Lan family's horse carriage. There was indeed a horse carriage sent from the Crown Prince's East Palace parked at the entrance. After they got on the horse carriage, Qing Zhu asked, "Miss, how did you know that the person is not the true head of the Lan family?" There was nothing different in air, deportment, or appearance between the man and the head of the Lan family."I am just an orphan daughter of the Lan family. Even if the Lan family values me, there is a limit. Even if I can enter the East Palace in the future and be favored by His Highness, it will still be a matter of the future. The Lan family does not lack beauties in their back courtyard. It is already a great honor for me to send Minister of Public Works to meet me. It is said that Minister of Public Works is the best husband in the hearts of the princesses," Mo Xuetong stated with a faint smile. She took the tea that Qing Zhu poured for her and took a sip before she leisurely re